In Vittoria's (Monica Vitti) second doomed love affair in L'Eclisse, she meets and is pursued by a materialistic stockbroker Piero (Alain Delon), the two both spiritually and emotionally empty, yet unable to fully connect with one another.
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| Monica Vitti & Alain Delon |
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| Poles apart. Poles......apart. Yeah. |
The pair first meet in a brilliantly executed scene in the
Roman Stock Exchange, where the daily chaos of the stock market is shown as
animalistic and primitive in its harsh nature and ruthlessness.
The pair's love affair is always accentuated by their relation to the surrounding environment - the rich and looming history of the Roman stock exchange, the empty suburban streets, in the shadows of the city skyline, observing each other and others through windows and doorways.
L'Eclisse is well-known for its powerful closing scenes, which forgoes the main characters entirely. It is a poignant, beautifully-executed ending to a powerful film, and an interesting way to close Antonioni's trilogy.
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